Barbara Podmore

Broken, but I fly

My Shadow

surreal painting with a black and teal background with a water glass lit from above and behind with teal light. Looking at us from the glass is a bottlenose dolphin. Splashes of water on the table top and a reflection of the dolphin. There is a slice of lime at the left top of the glass.

Dolphin Deeps

A surreal painting with a cobalt and black background of a water glass with bubbles, in front of which stands a Little Blue Penguin, reflected on the surface below. The top of the glass has a slice of lemon against the blue and black background.

Little Blue SOLD

blue and black butterfly perched on a lilac pearl resting in a paua shell with a background of stars

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Puffin Perch

A surreal oil on canvas painting of light maroon background with a darkly grey tinted highball glass with an orca leaping up from the water, creating a splashing plume of water, with droplets on a table top. To the left of the glass are two maroon-coloured cherries attached by their stems.

Orca Splash

A surreal oil on canvas painting of a champagne glass against a muted sepia background like that of an old photograph, with a vibrant pop of colour from the orange mandarin next to the glass, while in the glass, two penguins stand next to each other for a nap, each on top of a floating ice cube.

Penguin Nap

A surreal oil on canvas painting of white and pale lilac table top, on which is a drinking glass into which a stream of water is pouring behind a Harp seal / Greenland seal / Saddleback seal which is lying on two ice cubes floating in water. Behind the glass are varying width stripes of pale purple and white. In front of the glass on the left, are two red cherries joined at the top of their stems. On the right side there are four white and lilac ice cubes.

Seal Haul

surreal painting of a cerulean blue sky with purple and pink clouds above sharp mountain peaks rising from a beach with water breaking on the right side. In the front is a paua or abalone shell on the side of which is perched a lilac breasted roller bird. In the shell lies a snow leopard. sitting next to the leopard is a brunette girl in a blue dress with a butterfly on her leg

What will happen if I open my eyes?

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Who would like some more ice?

 Lucid dreaming.

Beautiful and  thought provoking surreal art

Dolphin Deeps

Dolphin Deeps

A fun surreal painting about conservation and the effects of global warming on all living things, including dolphins

Little Blue SOLD

Little Blue SOLD

A fun surreal painting about conservation and the effects of global warming on all living things, including little blue penguins

Puffin Perch

Puffin Perch

A fun surreal painting about conservation and the effects of global warming on all living things, including puffins

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